Nepal’s Parliamentary Hearing Committee has decided to seek further documents from the Foreign Ministry and Lalitpur District Police Office as it examines complaints filed against Giri Bahadur Sunar, the proposed ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The committee said it needs additional material to study the facts behind the complaints, while the Lalitpur police and Tribhuvan International Airport Immigration Office have already submitted details requested by the panel.
Committee seeks more records
The committee’s decision to obtain documents from the Foreign Ministry and the Lalitpur District Police Office signals that its examination of the complaints is continuing. The panel has said it needs to review further records before assessing the matter. The information submitted by the police and immigration authorities forms part of the material sought during the committee’s inquiry.
The committee is considering complaints concerning Sunar, who has been proposed for appointment as Nepal’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The reports provided do not detail the complaints or specify what documents the committee expects from the two offices. The committee’s stated purpose is to gather and study additional information as it examines the facts.
The Foreign Ministry and Lalitpur police have been asked to provide documents, while the Lalitpur District Police Office and the immigration office at Tribhuvan International Airport have sent details requested by the committee. These are distinct parts of the information-gathering process: the committee has received responses from the two offices and has also decided that it needs further documents for its review.
Inquiry remains under review
The committee has not announced a conclusion on the complaints in the information provided. Its request for further records indicates that members are continuing to assess the available material rather than treating the inquiry as complete. The requested documents are expected to help the panel examine the complaints before it reaches any decision on the proposed appointment.
The reports do not say when the additional documents are due, what specific records have already been submitted, or when the committee will next consider Sunar’s nomination. They also do not provide details of any response from Sunar or the Foreign Ministry to the committee’s latest decision. No finding on the substance of the complaints has been reported.
Parliamentary hearing committees review proposed appointments as part of the confirmation process. In Sunar’s case, the committee is seeking information from government offices and examining details received from the Lalitpur police and airport immigration authorities. Its next steps will depend on the documents it has requested and the panel’s continuing assessment of the complaints.
